Fort Bend Deputies use tortillas to reunite lost dogs with their owner

Submitted, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office

Published 10:00 am, Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Tamica Humphrey, left, and David Connolly are shown with the dogs they found and returned safely to their owner.

Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Tamica Humphrey, left, and David Connolly are shown with the dogs they found and returned safely to their owner.

Photo: Courtesy FBCSO

Fort Bend Deputies use tortillas to reunite lost dogs with their owner

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Two Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office deputies did their best in taking care of two county residents earlier this month, but the residents weren’t people, they were dogs.

On the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 5, Patrol Deputy David Connolly was patrolling in the Grand Lakes subdivision in the Katy area when he came upon two dogs. Connolly trailed the dogs for a bit and then, for assistance, called Deputy Tamica Humphrey, who was in the vicinity.

The deputies were able to lure the two dogs into a patrol car using tortillas. Then, they drove around the area, knocking on doors to see if they could find the owners of one pit bull and a German Shepherd.

When that strategy fell short, they drove the dogs over to the nearby Pet Medical Center of Katy, and asked if they would scan the dogs for microchips.

The deputies and the dogs hit paydirt. Anna Ortiz, a veterinarian technician at the clinic, conducted the scan and quickly found the dogs’ owner.

Armed with a name, an address and contact number, the deputies drove the dogs home for a reunion with a relieved owner.

“She was happy to have her dogs back home,” said Humphrey. “She wasn’t sure how they got out.”

“The pit bull was very friendly,” said Connolly, “but the German Shepherd wasn’t real sure about us.”

Fortunately, both of the dogs liked tortillas and they had no problem in hopping into a Sheriff’s Office cruiser.

“Our deputies exhibited an excellent example of judgment and community service. Instead of immediately driving the dogs to Animal Services, they went beyond the call of duty in finding the owner and delivering the two dogs safely to their home,” said Sheriff Troy E. Nehls. “It’s a great story, particularly for the holiday season.”

Humphrey and Connolly are both veterans with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Humphrey has been with the Sheriff’s Office for 5 and a half years and Connolly has been with the FBCSO for four years.